AOSSM: PRP displays superior clinical outcome in treating lateral epicondylitis .
Prospective Randomized Clinical Study for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: Comparison Among PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma), Prolotherapy, Physiotherapy and ESWT
Patients were randomized to investigate the most suitable treatment for lateral epicondylitis; patients received physiotherapy, Extracorpeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), prolotherapy, or Platelet-Rich-Plasma (PRP) treatment. The results of the treatments at the mean 22 month follow-up indicated that prolotherapy and PRP produced better clinical outcomes than the other two groups, where PRP displayed significantly better DASH scores than the prolotherapy treatment.
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